Chichas

Constructions of the  houses

The pre-Columbian architecture that reached between the Aztecs, the Maya and the Peruvians his more brilliant and admired artistic expressions, not pipe between the chibchas at least a purchasable development with that of those cultures. The essential difference consists of the employment of the stone for the constructions.

· Musical Instruments

 In the battles and in the holidays were using the chibchas instruments of music, some as species of oversweet, done of sewed clay.

Politico - Social
Upon arrival of the Spanish in the Muisca territory there were 5 independent federations, consisting of 25 tribes:
• The Confederation of Bacatá or Bogota: It was the longest, she belonged to some 20 tribes which ruled the zipa, included a large part of the department of Cundinamarca.
• The Confederation of Hunza or Tunja: covers some cold climates north of Cundinamarca and Boyacá much. The Zaque the ruled.
• The Confederation of Tundama or Duitama, composed of few tribes
• The Confederation of Sogamoso or Iraca: low land area. There lay the priest most importantly, dedicated to the worship of the sun.
• The Confederation of Indian Guanes: formed by a subset of the Muisca occupied pots and Chicamocha Suarez rivers and the table of Lerida in Santander.

Religion and Ceremony
It was polytheistic. Their deities represented various forces of nature. Their main gods were Chiminichagua, supreme creative principle or force, Xue, sun, Chia, the moon, Bachue, the mother of humanity and goddess of the pulses, Cuchaviva the rainbow, Chibchacun, god general, Chaquen, god of the brokers and Bochica, civilizing hero.

 

 

cultur muiscas.:

 

 

cultura mayas:

Muiscas:

Geographical location The territory of the muiscas was including the basins and valleys of the river Bogota even Have; of the Black river up to Quetame, the Guavio up to Gachalá, of Garagoa up to Somondoco, of Chicamocha up to Soatá and of the river Suárez up to Vélez. An agreement does not exist on numbers of population, but the conquerors are emphatic in emphasizing the multitude of the aborigens.

Economy: · Agriculture The essential base of the economy muisca was the agriculture; they cultivated principally the maize of different varieties, which turned into the base of the supply. In addition, they sowed cotton, yucca, sweet-potato, gourd, hibia, arracacha, pineapple, avocado, coca, tobacco, etc. The agricultural technologies were rudimentary; they used the hoe, the spade of macana and the system of cleared ground. In addition, there are evidences of the use of channels of irrigation and terraces in the hillsides in Chocontá, Facatativa, Tocancipa and Tunja.

Hunt and fishing

The muiscas were obtaining and consuming meats of curi, rabbit, deer, fish and birds. The meat of deer was consumed only by the aristocracy. The hunt and the fishing were activities little practised by the muiscas and they did not domesticate animals.

trade

The abundance of different products in certain places, led to the need to establish the fairs or markets, in order to facilitate the exchange. There were frequent public markets in important places like Bacatá, Zipaquirá, Tunja and Turmequé; these were effected every four days.